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# My first animation
edit:Version 1.2,now with less (thanks to Kebab)KB
edit1: And optimisation (thanks to MOS)

I thinks it might be too big, even after web optimisation... :(

Any tips? (except from lepers)
(I helped save b3ta! mattyremf, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:22, archived)
# No dither, 32 colours(adaptive) and unified palette.
Crop a bit off the top and you'll hit 400k.
edit: I just tried it, feel free to edit and
replace it with this if you like. 367k-ish.

edit2: Dialed it in nicely, Woo and Arf!
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:26, archived)
# yes, 800 kb is a lot greater than 400 kb
tips:
speed it up a bit.
lose the fin at the end
combine the frames rather than replace them, you're wasting space by having the same thing replaced over and over.

I don't know how to optimise in ps or imageready, in gimp there's an optimise for gif filter. this removes all the repeated pixels so that the image doesn't have so much data
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:30, archived)
# open this up to see what i mean
s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/63724/1233891159/test.gif
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:33, archived)
# but other than that nicely done
(k3b/-\b Peace man., Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:33, archived)
# A bit big, yes sirree bob.
It's also jerky. On the downslide the frames are different lengths.
I use Ulead GIF animator, the optimisation does all the work for you. Whatever you used I don't think it removed redundant pixels.I'm not an expert at this BTW. This is how I would have done it:

link :http://s1.b3ta.com/host/creative/56648/1233891560/snowhill02.gif
(I helped save b3ta! Shlvng, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:32, archived)
# Or this at 120k.
LOL

edit: Ooops, not good. Transp(white????) is on so it will look quite
different with graylines here. Try placing it on a red background page, haha.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:34, archived)
# OOOOOH
Thanks for the tip. I'm learning more every day.
(I helped save b3ta! Shlvng, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:41, archived)
# CS3
I used CS3 and the animation tool.
(I helped save b3ta! mattyremf, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:40, archived)
# Nicely edited up there.
Still jerky tho.

Edit after your edit: YAY! Superb work! Have a woo!
(I helped save b3ta! Shlvng, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:45, archived)
# Save differences only would have halved the size in an instant.
i have seen teh moooon
(I helped save b3ta! Hummel Who died and made you....oh wait...., Fri 6 Feb 2009, 3:55, archived)
# i'm crap at animation, but they get a ton easier as you keep making them.
and, here's an optimisation bible, by a b3tan.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 4:03, archived)